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Coldrain
Coldrain (stylized in all lowercase) are a Japanese rock band from Nagoya, Japan, who were formed in 2007. The band combines melodic singing with screams typical of the post-hardcore genre. Although the band is Japanese, all of their songs are written in English. Since its formation in 2007, the band retained the same lineup with no member changes. The lineup consists of lead vocalist Masato Hayakawa, guitarists Ryo Yokochi (Y.K.C.) and Kazuya Sugiyama (Sugi), bassist Ryo Shimizu (RxYxO) and drummer Katsuma Minatani. Hayakawa has a Japanese father and an American mother and speaks both Japanese and English fluently. The band's first two albums, ''Final Destination (album), Final Destination'' and ''The Enemy Inside (Coldrain album), The Enemy Inside'', were both released exclusively in their home country of Japan. The group made their worldwide debut in 2014 with the reissue of ''The Revelation (Coldrain album), The Revelation'', which was previously released in 2013 under the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vena (album)
''Vena'' (stylised in all caps) is the fourth studio album by Japanese Rock music, rock band Coldrain. Recorded at the Trojan House and Madden Brothers Studio in Los Angeles, California with producer Brandon Paddock. It was released on October 21, 2015, in Japan by VAP (company), VAP and on October 23, 2015, worldwide by independent North American label Hopeless Records. ''Vena'' is the second Coldrain album to be released by Hopeless Records, the first being ''The Revelation (Coldrain album), The Revelation'', and the fourth album by the band to be released in Japan by VAP. This would be the follow-up to 2013's ''The Revelation'', also to be the first album released worldwide in 2014. It would be their third highest-charting album on the Oricon Albums Chart, debuting and peaking at number 9, only behind ''Fateless (album), Fateless'' which peaked at number 8 and ''The Revelation'', which peaked at number 7. The album spawned five singles, two of which that were released prior to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AVER (band)
(born December 17, 1986), known professionally as Masato, is a Japanese singer, musician, songwriter, producer and model. He is known for being the bandleader and vocalist of the Japanese rock band Coldrain since their formation in 2007. He was a former member of AVER, alongside one of his fellow Coldrain members, drummer Katsuma Minatani. Hayakawa is also known as being the director and designer of a clothing line, as well as being a model for Over(all) Tokyo. Early life Masato David Hayakawa was born on December 17, 1986, in Nagoya, Japan. He was born to an American mother from Iowa and a Japanese father who was born in Niigata. He was taught to speak English at a young age by his mother, who was an English teacher. All of this has helped him to become fluent in English as well as Japanese. Hayakawa has stated that he hated it at the time but is very grateful for it now. This duality in his family made Hayakawa fly out to the United States every summer. On one of these v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Revelation (Coldrain Album)
''The Revelation'' is the third studio album by Japanese Rock music, rock band Coldrain. Recorded at House of Loud in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, Elmwood Park, New Jersey with producer David Bendeth. It was released on April 17, 2013 in Japan by VAP (company), VAP. The album would also later be released by Hopeless Records on June 23, 2014 in Europe and on June 24, 2014 in North America as a reissue upon being signed internationally for the first time, making ''The Revelation'' their first album to be released worldwide. The album would later be released in Australia on August 8, 2014 by Sony Music Australia, Sony Music. ''The Revelation'' is the first Coldrain album to be released worldwide by Hopeless Records, and the only album to be released in Australia as a deluxe edition, deluxe by Sony Music. It is the third album to be released in Japan by VAP. This would be the followup to 2011's ''The Enemy Inside (Coldrain album), The Enemy Inside'', which was the last album to be exclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Destination (album)
''Final Destination'' is the debut studio album by Japanese Rock music, rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Studio Sonorous Audio in Tokyo, Japan which was self produced by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, it was released on October 28, 2009, by VAP (company), VAP. ''Final Destination'' was exclusively released in Japan, along with the second studio album follow-up ''The Enemy Inside (Coldrain album), The Enemy Inside'', which was released in 2011. ''Final Destination'' debuted and peaked at number 88 on the Oricon Albums Chart, before dropping out of the charts completely the following week. The album housed three singles, two of which were released as maxi-singles. "Fiction (Coldrain song), Fiction" in November 2008 and "8AM (song), 8AM" in April 2009 respectively. The final single, "Final Destination", was released 5 days prior to the album's release. In 2024, the band released a re-recording (music), re-recorded version of ''Final Destination'' for the album's fifteenth anniver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Side Effects (album)
''The Side Effects'' (stylised in all caps) is the sixth studio album by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Studio Barbarosa in Orlando, Florida with producer Michael 'Elvis' Baskette (who previously produced the band's 2017 predecessor '' Fateless''), it was released on August 28, 2019 by Warner Music Japan. ''The Side Effects'' is the second Coldrain album to be released by Warner Music Japan, the first being '' Fateless''. This would be the follow-up to 2017's ''Fateless'' and the last album by the band to be released in the 2010s. It would be their lowest charted album on the Oricon Albums Chart since the release of '' The Enemy Inside'', which debuted and peaked at number 21, for which ''The Side Effects'' would just barely scrape into the top ten at number 10. '' The Revelation'', '' Vena'' and ''Fateless'' fairing much better at number 7, 9 and 8 respectively. However, ''The Side Effects'' would fare much better on the ''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums chart, as it would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise (Kill The Silence)
"Paradise (Kill the Silence)" is a song by Japanese rock band Coldrain. It was promoted as a single but was instead released as an extended play with five other versions of the same song. This would also make it the fourth EP released by the band, the first since 2014's Japanese exclusive '' Until the End''. It was written by frontman Masato Hayakawa and lead guitarist Ryo Yokochi, and produced by Michael Baskette. It was released as the lead single from their seventh studio album ''Nonnegative'' on 17 September 2021. The track became an instant radio hit in both Japan and Germany. On 28 January 2022, the band released an official live music video of "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" onto YouTube from their final ever live performance played at the Usen Studio Coast in Tokyo, Japan on 16 November 2021. The band performs "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" during the Japanese TV advert for New Balance's MET24 collection, entitled "METropolitan 24 Hour Survival Game". Background On 6 Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gone (Coldrain Song)
"Gone" is a song by Japanese rock band Coldrain. It is the lead single for their fourth studio album '' Vena'', produced by Brandon Paddock, written by Masato Hayakawa, Ryo Yokochi and Brandon Paddock, and was released on 16 September 2015. It was the first song written for the album, and received critical success among critics. The song is often regarded as the best that Coldrain has to offer, and is a popular staple song at live shows among international fans. An acoustic version was released on the followup 2016 maxi-single release ''Vena II''. "Gone" would end up becoming the second song by the band to tally up more than 10 million streams on Spotify, a feat which was only previously achieved by "Mayday". Composition "Gone" has been described by critics as being a post-hardcore, hard rock, alternative rock, and pop song. The track runs at 180 BPM and is in the key of E minor. It runs for four minutes and 12 seconds. The song was written by Masato Hayakawa, Brandon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vengeance (Coldrain Song)
"Vengeance" is a song by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Written by frontman Masato Hayakawa and lead guitarist Ryo Yokochi; it was produced by Michael Baskette at Studio Barbarosa in Orlando, Florida, US, the song was released on 11 February 2024 as the main theme for Adult Swim's anime ''Ninja Kamui''. It was also released in tandem with the re-recording for the band's debut studio album ''Final Destination'' (2009) for its fifteenth anniversary as the lead single for '' Final Destination (XV Re:Recorded)''. On 29 January 2025, the band released an official live video of "Vengeance" from their performance at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. Background In January 2024, it was widely reported that the band were contributing an unspecified song to the anime ''Ninja Kamui'' that was releasing the following month. On 10 February, the band performed at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in their home town of Nagoya, Japan. During the performance, the band revealed "Vengeance" and debuted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coexist (song)
"Coexist" (stylised in all caps) is a song by Japanese rock band Coldrain. It is the second lead single for their sixth studio album '' The Side Effects'', produced by Michael Baskette, written by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, and was released on 4 July 2019. Coexist would later be critically acclaimed to be one of the "''100 Greatest Songs of 2019''", featured alongside artists and bands such as James Blunt, Jason Derulo, Bruno Mars, Slipknot, Trivium and Korn, as well as being one of the "''100 Greatest Metal''" songs of all time. Background "Coexist" was released on 4 July 2019 as the band's second single and the second track off their sixth studio album '' The Side Effects'', following the release of the first and lead single "Revolution" which was released in December of the previous year. The song was first teased in a preview video for the unveiling announcement of ''The Side Effects'' on the bands social media accounts on 16 May 2019, where only the first 90 seconds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayday (Coldrain Song)
"Mayday" (stylised in all caps) is a song by Japanese rock band Coldrain. It is the fifth single from their sixth studio album '' The Side Effects'', produced by Michael Baskette, written by Masato Hayakawa and Ryo Yokochi, and was released on 2 November 2019. "Mayday" features Ryo Kinoshita from Japanese metalcore band Crystal Lake. "Mayday" is the second anime opening for '' Fire Force''. Due to the success of the single being on the anime, it started rotating in circles around the metalcore scene elevating the band to new heights. It would also eventually become the first song by the band to reach over 10 million streams and views on Spotify and YouTube. As of 2022, "Mayday" has since been viewed and streamed more than 50 million times worldwide. Background "Mayday" was released on November 2, 2019, as the band's fifth single and opening track off their sixth studio album '' The Side Effects'', following the release of the fourth single "The Side Effects" that was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonnegative (album)
''Nonnegative'' is the seventh studio album by Japanese rock band Coldrain. Recorded at Studio Barbarosa in Orlando, Florida with producer Michael 'Elvis' Baskette (who previously produced the band's predecessors, '' Fateless'' and '' The Side Effects''), it was released on July 6, 2022, by Warner Music Japan. ''Nonnegative'' is the third album by the band to be released by Warner Music and is the follow-up to 2019's ''The Side Effects''. It was formally announced during the band's fifteenth anniversary live stream and was preceded by five singles. The album's lead single "Paradise (Kill the Silence)" was released on September 17, 2021, the second single " Calling" was released concurrently on the band's fifteenth anniversary on April 17, 2022, the third and fourth singles " Before I Go" and "Bloody Power Fame" were both released in June, the former being promoted as the campaign song for Sapporo Breweries latest product "Sapporo Beer Gold Star" while the latter was used as the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
